Singapore is quickly warming to the idea of autonomous vehicles on its roads. In October, the city-state’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) approved trials by superapp Grab and Chinese robotaxi firm WeRide in Punggol, a district in the country’s north.
ComfortDelGro (CDG), one of the region’s leading transit operators, is the next company to get the green light to test self-driving vehicles on the city’s roads.
The trials will start with five five-seater autonomous shuttles. CDG plans to roll out rides to the public by next year, through a driverless car option on ComfortDelGro Zig, its ride-hailing app.
CDG’s first batch of AVs had successfully completed Milestone 1 trials, a crucial approval stage for AVs in Singapore to move from more controlled environments to public roads, it said in a press statement on Dec. 11.
“This achievement meets the stringent standards for autonomous vehicle systems, enabling us to responsibly introduce intelligent transport systems in Singapore,” said Cheng Siak Kian, CDG’s Group CEO.
